San Francisco health officials are investigating two active tuberculosis cases linked to the Crazy Horse, a longtime strip club on Market Street.
The San Francisco Department of Public Health was notified of the first confirmed case in early October and began contact tracing, the department confirmed Friday.
yup.
“Cinépolis will close its La Costa Paseo Real movie theater on Oct. 31, the company announced in a notice to rewards members.
The six-screen theater at 6941 El Camino Real, near the Carlsbad City Library, offers reclining leather seats, in-theater food and drink service and a full bar.
The company thanked customers for their support and invited them to return for a final movie night before the closure. The notice did not explain the decision."
The real estate listing states that it’ll be a 16 screen…
Regal plans to reopen the former Showcase Cinema de Lux at 73 Mazzeo Dr. as Regal Randolph. A company spokesperson told The Enterprise the target is between Oct. 15 and 22, depending on the town approving several permits. The theater isn’t shrinking. Showcase opened the building in 1998 as a 16-screen theater. Regal expects to keep all 16 screens and more than 2,000 seats, and to add IMAX and RPX auditoriums.
The El Portal will be celebrating it’s 100th anniversary with a special show on November 28. Scheduled to attend are Ruta Lee, Joanne Worley, Ed Begley Jr, Fritz Coleman, Faith Prince, Frank Ferrante and many more.
Sunrise Mall was a shopping mall located in East Massapequa, New York. The mall opened on August 30, 1973, as the first two-level shopping mall on Long Island. The interior closed in 2023 and the final anchor store closed on April 4, 2026
“The theatre’s last operation was Aug. 18, with the May family announcing its permanent closure on social media on Aug. 21.
““Running a small business in town these days is pretty challenging,” owner Noel May said when asked whether the closure was a financial decision or the result of other factors. “They are kind of tied together,” he added.
May said the family had been trying to keep the theatre operating despite the challenges facing small-town cinemas."
Link to StarNews article which includes photo of marquee after closing
Located at 90-18 Astoria Blvd in East Elmhurst, Queens, the Fair Theatre has a complex but notable place in NYC’s LGBTQ+ history. It 1st opened on Christmas Day 1937 as a 599-seat neighborhood movie house, named for the nearby 1939–40 World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows. Like many outer-borough theaters, it initially screened mainstream films at reduced prices, weeks after their Manhattan runs. As moviegoing declined in the late 1960s & early ‘70s, the Fair transitioned into a grindhouse, eventually incorporating adult films alongside low-budget action & exploitation movies.
By the late ‘70s & ‘80s, the Fair became informally known as a queer cruising space, particularly for gay, bisexual, & curious men. Former patrons recall a divided layout: straight films in the main auditorium & gay adult films in smaller secondary screening rooms, with social & sexual interactions occurring throughout the building. This dual programming allowed the theater to function as both a regular cinema & a semi-public queer gathering space.
Unlike many former grindhouses that closed or were redeveloped, the Fair survived repeated legal & zoning challenges. A 1998 Queens court ruling determined it complied with city regulations governing adult businesses near churches & schools, allowing it to remain open. By the late 2000s, the Fair shifted again, incorporating Bollywood & action films in the main auditorium while continuing adult programming in smaller rooms.
Contemporary accounts describe the Fair as being patronized by cruising gay men & trans people. Community posts & reviews note that solo attendance is common, & that Saturdays–especially Saturday afternoons & evenings–are busiest. While technically open to the general public, multiple patrons emphasize that heterosexual couples & straight women are rare. As a result, today the Fair Theatre is often cited as the last continuously operating grindhouse-style cinema & gay porn theatre in NYC, & one of the city’s longest-running queer-coded adult spaces of its kind.
A history taken from https://www.instagram.com/p/DUiMJSyFj3g/?img_index=5
That post includes photos of inside the theatre as well as mention of a 2015 short filmed there.
And from the Archbishop Riordan High School Newspaper, The Crusader, the 2027 re-opening is on track
“t is known for its extreme height and is located on Ocean Avenue on the Ingleside neighborhood in San Francisco. The theatre has been empty since 2016 and is about to witness a huge change. The building was bought by a church organization known as The Fathers House SF. The cost of the purchase was not stated.
The group is hoping to eventually reopen the building by 2027 while also creating a large refurbishment of the building itself, and giving to the community by turning part of the building into a community center. "
Link below includes image of signage by theatre’s entrance…
The SF public library confirms it as does the SF Theatres BlogSpot
“It debuted as the Excelsior Theatre in 1911 and closed in 1915. It was on the west side of the street, north of Onondaga. That’s two blocks south of Ocean Ave.
The report from Jack Tillmany: “Its earliest telephone directory listing is February 1911, and earliest city directory listing is August 1911. In addition to being the neighborhood nickelodeon, it also served as a local gathering place for speech making and political concerns; popular Mayor Rolph chose to use it as the site of his hands on meetings with his constituents there in September 1911, for example. The last city directory listing of it as the Excelsior was in June 1915, after which it disappears from the records.”
It later reopened as the Bell Theatre and perhaps closed for good in 1919.
Status: The remodeled building is still there on Mission St.
Sony’s restoration plans for the Cinerama Dome ( and multiplex) presented to the Cultural Heritage Commission. Thanks as usual to “Save Your Cinema” for making these available as well as the images of the top of the dome being powerwashed.
Google maps is currently showing an image that the building is broken up into thirds.
tHAIRapy on Broad, then the Smith’s Jewelers, and Calm Creek Wellness are the stores.
There is a large gold coloured SMITH’S LTD on the wall above them all , given it’s placement it is plausable that it would have been where the marquee was.
The Samsung Onyx screen is 46 feet wide, by 25 feet high. Replaces traditional projectors with direct view LED Panels. It is paired with Dolby ATMOS sound. This is located in theater 1.
The PaperCity magazine article from 2019 says that there are 186 seats in that theatre.
Star Cinema Grill announced today (Oct 12th) that its Cypress location is undergoing a major transformation, headlined by the arrival of an all-new IMAX with Laser theater opening November 18. (As shown in above ad)
Star Cinema Grill began expanding premium large-format moviegoing within its dine-in concept when it introduced the Samsung Onyx screen at Star Cinema Grill Richmond. Building on the success of that auditorium, Star Cinema Grill Cypress will become the only dine-in cinema in the Houston area to offer IMAX, pairing IMAX’s immersive presentation with full-service dining and the hospitality guests expect from Star Cinema Grill.
San Francisco health officials are investigating two active tuberculosis cases linked to the Crazy Horse, a longtime strip club on Market Street.
The San Francisco Department of Public Health was notified of the first confirmed case in early October and began contact tracing, the department confirmed Friday.
https://ktla.com/news/california/tuberculosis-cases-reportedly-traced-back-to-california-strip-club/
The building that houses the Drafthouse - The Bloc is up for sale. Asking price is $160 Million.
https://dtlaweekly.com/the-bloc-hits-the-market-for-160-million/
the actual closing date is July 30th, a full story on Fox 4 Kansas City
https://fox4kc.com/business/family-owned-movie-theater-to-close-in-belton-after-nearly-15-years/
In this article it states that there will be a new B&B theatre built in Belton.
Please to note the updated website…
https://www.bbtheatres.com/our-theatres/x110z-bandb-lees-summit-new-longview-7/
yup. “Cinépolis will close its La Costa Paseo Real movie theater on Oct. 31, the company announced in a notice to rewards members.
The six-screen theater at 6941 El Camino Real, near the Carlsbad City Library, offers reclining leather seats, in-theater food and drink service and a full bar.
The company thanked customers for their support and invited them to return for a final movie night before the closure. The notice did not explain the decision."
https://thecoastnews.com/cinepolis-to-close-la-costa-paseo-real-theater-oct-31/
The real estate listing states that it’ll be a 16 screen…
Regal plans to reopen the former Showcase Cinema de Lux at 73 Mazzeo Dr. as Regal Randolph. A company spokesperson told The Enterprise the target is between Oct. 15 and 22, depending on the town approving several permits. The theater isn’t shrinking. Showcase opened the building in 1998 as a 16-screen theater. Regal expects to keep all 16 screens and more than 2,000 seats, and to add IMAX and RPX auditoriums.
Updated Website to reflect Regal’s ownership
https://www.regmovies.com/theatres/regal-randolph-1487
The El Portal will be celebrating it’s 100th anniversary with a special show on November 28. Scheduled to attend are Ruta Lee, Joanne Worley, Ed Begley Jr, Fritz Coleman, Faith Prince, Frank Ferrante and many more.
https://ci.ovationtix.com/371/production/1283076?performanceId=11839991
per their wikipedia page…
Sunrise Mall was a shopping mall located in East Massapequa, New York. The mall opened on August 30, 1973, as the first two-level shopping mall on Long Island. The interior closed in 2023 and the final anchor store closed on April 4, 2026
This venue is still open as the Regency Ballroom https://www.theregencyballroom.com/
Live shows regularly scheduled.
a multi million dollar renovation was completed in Feb of 2025. So not sure why the interior is in question?
https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/historic-sf-concert-venue-completes-multi-million-dollar-renovation/
“The theatre’s last operation was Aug. 18, with the May family announcing its permanent closure on social media on Aug. 21.
““Running a small business in town these days is pretty challenging,” owner Noel May said when asked whether the closure was a financial decision or the result of other factors. “They are kind of tied together,” he added.
May said the family had been trying to keep the theatre operating despite the challenges facing small-town cinemas."
Link to StarNews article which includes photo of marquee after closing
http://starnews.ca/article/13056/alma-theatre-closes-after-74-years-in-wainwright/
Wainwright is located 206 kilometres southeast of Edmonton and is situated west of the Alberta/Saskatchewan border.
WGN is reporting that thousands waited inline for the open house
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/uptown-theatre-tours/
WBBM reporting the same
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/crowds-snake-down-block-visit-shuttered-uptown-theatre-chicago/
Here’s the website for the church https://nlcatlantic.org/
The marquee and name ATLANITC remains above it.
On the website are recordings of services, which might give a look as to how the building looks now.
Reddit confirms that as well people having issues getting refunds for tickets that they purchased for this past weekend’s shows.
According to yelp, the Goodwill is still open.
Located at 90-18 Astoria Blvd in East Elmhurst, Queens, the Fair Theatre has a complex but notable place in NYC’s LGBTQ+ history. It 1st opened on Christmas Day 1937 as a 599-seat neighborhood movie house, named for the nearby 1939–40 World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows. Like many outer-borough theaters, it initially screened mainstream films at reduced prices, weeks after their Manhattan runs. As moviegoing declined in the late 1960s & early ‘70s, the Fair transitioned into a grindhouse, eventually incorporating adult films alongside low-budget action & exploitation movies.
By the late ‘70s & ‘80s, the Fair became informally known as a queer cruising space, particularly for gay, bisexual, & curious men. Former patrons recall a divided layout: straight films in the main auditorium & gay adult films in smaller secondary screening rooms, with social & sexual interactions occurring throughout the building. This dual programming allowed the theater to function as both a regular cinema & a semi-public queer gathering space.
Unlike many former grindhouses that closed or were redeveloped, the Fair survived repeated legal & zoning challenges. A 1998 Queens court ruling determined it complied with city regulations governing adult businesses near churches & schools, allowing it to remain open. By the late 2000s, the Fair shifted again, incorporating Bollywood & action films in the main auditorium while continuing adult programming in smaller rooms.
Contemporary accounts describe the Fair as being patronized by cruising gay men & trans people. Community posts & reviews note that solo attendance is common, & that Saturdays–especially Saturday afternoons & evenings–are busiest. While technically open to the general public, multiple patrons emphasize that heterosexual couples & straight women are rare. As a result, today the Fair Theatre is often cited as the last continuously operating grindhouse-style cinema & gay porn theatre in NYC, & one of the city’s longest-running queer-coded adult spaces of its kind.
A history taken from https://www.instagram.com/p/DUiMJSyFj3g/?img_index=5
That post includes photos of inside the theatre as well as mention of a 2015 short filmed there.
And from the Archbishop Riordan High School Newspaper, The Crusader, the 2027 re-opening is on track “t is known for its extreme height and is located on Ocean Avenue on the Ingleside neighborhood in San Francisco. The theatre has been empty since 2016 and is about to witness a huge change. The building was bought by a church organization known as The Fathers House SF. The cost of the purchase was not stated.
The group is hoping to eventually reopen the building by 2027 while also creating a large refurbishment of the building itself, and giving to the community by turning part of the building into a community center. "
Link below includes image of signage by theatre’s entrance…
https://rcrusadernews.com/19605/news/sf-church-buys-vintage-el-rey-theatre/
This site has information that pretty much agrees with the info William Gabel provides in the into, that it was closed in 1955.
Here’s that link with the information, https://www.silentera.com/theatres/USA/washington/seattle/liberty.html
The SF public library confirms it as does the SF Theatres BlogSpot
“It debuted as the Excelsior Theatre in 1911 and closed in 1915. It was on the west side of the street, north of Onondaga. That’s two blocks south of Ocean Ave.
The report from Jack Tillmany: “Its earliest telephone directory listing is February 1911, and earliest city directory listing is August 1911. In addition to being the neighborhood nickelodeon, it also served as a local gathering place for speech making and political concerns; popular Mayor Rolph chose to use it as the site of his hands on meetings with his constituents there in September 1911, for example. The last city directory listing of it as the Excelsior was in June 1915, after which it disappears from the records.”
It later reopened as the Bell Theatre and perhaps closed for good in 1919.
Status: The remodeled building is still there on Mission St.
The word there is “remodeled”
Take this link and turn it onto an embedded link
https://sanfranciscotheatres.blogspot.com/2017/06/bell-theatre.html
x• Opening: November 14, 1997 (opening features included “Starship Troopers”, “The Jackal”, and “The Devil’s Advocate”, among others).
• Closure (First Run): Closed on October 14, 2007, when the lease expired.
• Reopening: Reopened in March 2008 as Island Cinemas (later expanded and rebranded as Mastic Island Cinemas).
• Final Closure: Shut down temporarily in March 2008 / March 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions and permanently closed later in 2020
That’s from the “Greater Long Island” FB page…
Sony’s restoration plans for the Cinerama Dome ( and multiplex) presented to the Cultural Heritage Commission. Thanks as usual to “Save Your Cinema” for making these available as well as the images of the top of the dome being powerwashed.
so didn’t I post in the correct manner?
I always give a couple of paragraphs and then the link do that the source gets credit and the hits for the work they did.
looks like the same article I posted, just without the link to where the information came from?
Google maps is currently showing an image that the building is broken up into thirds.
tHAIRapy on Broad, then the Smith’s Jewelers, and Calm Creek Wellness are the stores.
There is a large gold coloured SMITH’S LTD on the wall above them all , given it’s placement it is plausable that it would have been where the marquee was.
The Samsung Onyx screen is 46 feet wide, by 25 feet high. Replaces traditional projectors with direct view LED Panels. It is paired with Dolby ATMOS sound. This is located in theater 1.
The PaperCity magazine article from 2019 says that there are 186 seats in that theatre.
(also includes a photo)
https://www.papercitymag.com/culture/mega-movie-screen-houston-star-cinema-grill-richmond-katy-samsung-onyx/
Star Cinema Grill announced today (Oct 12th) that its Cypress location is undergoing a major transformation, headlined by the arrival of an all-new IMAX with Laser theater opening November 18. (As shown in above ad)
Star Cinema Grill began expanding premium large-format moviegoing within its dine-in concept when it introduced the Samsung Onyx screen at Star Cinema Grill Richmond. Building on the success of that auditorium, Star Cinema Grill Cypress will become the only dine-in cinema in the Houston area to offer IMAX, pairing IMAX’s immersive presentation with full-service dining and the hospitality guests expect from Star Cinema Grill.
Full Article from Box Office Pro
https://www.boxofficepro.com/star-cinema-grill-cypress-unveils-imax-luxury-seating-and-elevated-dine-in-experience/